# Posto: a HAY table lamp cast from three raw aluminium parts

Designer Claire Lavabre's first HAY piece strips a lamp down to three cast aluminium parts, two screws and a bulb fitting.

- Category: Inspiration (product)
- Made by: [Claire Lavabre](https://clairelavabre.com/) on Core77
- Original: https://www.hay.com/news/news-2026/posto-table-lamp-by-claire-lavabre
- On Afterware: https://afterware.xyz/p/posto-a-hay-table-lamp-cast-from-three-raw-aluminium-parts

## Story

Posto is a table lamp built from three raw aluminium parts, held together with two screws and a bulb fitting. Nothing else is in the assembly. The head sits lightly on the upright, and the cable runs through a subtle groove so the silhouette stays clean.

The cast aluminium keeps its grain. The shot-blasted finish carries faint marks from the making process, the kind of small traces that make the object feel honest rather than polished. The lamp came out of an exhibition brief centred on aluminium, and it is designer Claire Lavabre's first design for HAY.

It's a good reference if you're thinking about how little a lamp needs. Three parts and two screws is a clear lesson in reducing a product to its structure, and it's a useful look at what a shot-blasted cast finish does for a small object on a desk or bedside table.

## Resources

- [Posto product news (HAY)](https://www.hay.com/news/news-2026/posto-table-lamp-by-claire-lavabre)
- [Claire Lavabre](https://clairelavabre.com/)

Tags: aluminium, table lamp, industrial design, cast metal, minimalist

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